Significant Predictors
| Odds Ratio (95% CI)* | |
|---|---|
| Analysis 1: Mother has sole physical custody before the clinic's recommendation | |
| Mother has had psychiatric hospitalization(s) | 0.24 (0.07–0.79) |
| Mother has a history with family protective services | 0.25 (0.10–0.65) |
| Mother has an income less than $20,000 per year | 0.28 (0.11–0.70) |
| At least one parent reports communicating with other parent about child | 0.4 (0.16–0.98) |
| Both parents characterize their separation and divorce as hostile | 3.1 (1.2–7.5) |
| Father has a history of arrests | 5.7 (2.23–14.54) |
| Analysis 2: Mother has sole physical custody as recommended by the clinic | |
| Father has a high school education or less | 0.35 (0.14–0.86) |
| Mother has a history with family protective services | 0.35 (0.14–0.87) |
| Mother has past or present substance use | 0.37 (0.14–0.98) |
| Both parents characterize their separation and divorce as hostile | 2.95 (1.25–6.98) |
| Father has a history of arrests | 4.53 (1.88–10.92) |
| Analysis 3: Father has sole physical custody before clinic's recommendation | |
| At least one child has had mental health treatment | 0.28 (0.09–0.88) |
| Father has a history of arrests | 0.31 (0.11–0.92) |
| Mother has an income less than $20,000 per year | 8.18 (2.29–29.26) |
| Mother has a history with family protective services | 9.82 (2.88–33.42) |
| Analysis 4: Father has sole physical custody as recommended by the clinic | |
| At least one child has had mental health treatment | 0.36 (0.13–0.98) |
| Father has a history of arrests | 0.37 (0.14–0.97) |
| At least one child has a psychiatric diagnosis | 3.31 (1.01–10.91) |
| Mother has a history with family protective services | 3.46 (1.28–9.34) |
| Analysis 5: Joint physical custody before the clinic's recommendation | |
| Mother has a history of mental health treatment | 0.12 (0.02–0.76) |
| Father has a history of arrests | 0.22 (0.06–0.75) |
| At least one parent reports communication | 7.6 (1.67–34.47) |
| Analysis 6: Joint physical custody as recommended by the clinic | |
| Father has a history of arrests | 0.23 (0.06–0.81) |
| At least one parent reports communication | 4.08 (1.01–16.35) |
| Analysis 7: Father has visitation rights as recommended by the clinic | |
| Father has income less than $20,000 per year | 0.23 (0.06–0.97) |
| Mother has income less than $20,000 per year | 3.95 (1.49–10.43) |
Predictors determined in multivariate logistic regression models of current custody and recommendations for custody and visitation after clinical evaluation (n = 183), except for analysis of paternal visitation rights (n = 124), which was conducted only among families in which the mother had sole custody. Each analysis pertains to a multivariate logistic regression model on the listed outcome variable. Covariates for each regression model included the following 11 covariates: race/ethnicity; income; level of education; any past or present outpatient mental health treatment; any past psychiatric hospitalizations; any past or present substance use; any history of arrest; any history of family protective service involvement; whether both parents characterize their separation and divorce as hostile; whether at least one parent reports communication with the other parent on at least one aspect of their child's or children's functioning; and whether at least one child involved in the custody dispute had had mental health treatment as reported by at least one parent.
↵* Odds ratios are only those significant at the p <.05 level in the logistic regression models.